Ted Makalena Golf Course

I’m a new golfer, female, left-​handed and first time at the Makalena course. Really a beautiful course, their under some construction right now but seriously, not an issue. Everything is properly labeled if you will.
Once it’s complete this is going to be way more than a 5-​star Unilocal course!
Any level golfer needs to check this place out if they haven’t already.
I really love the bathrooms along the course. Being a girl, that really makes me feel more comfortable about hydrating along the long 18-​hole course! sorry maybe a little tmi… but any female I’m sure appreciates this too!

OK, wow, golf courses.
OK Makalena golf course is my favorite muni golf course. Is it a 5 star golf course… no. No muni course really is… But does it deserve 5 stars? Yes.
Here’s why. This is the only muni that lets you play 9 holes from 10am. YES 10am.
NO ATTITUDE. The various starters are ALL COOL. I mean, they are nice, friendly, let you out right away for the most part when they can. A long time ago, gave my son golf balls for free. These guys and gals ROCK!
The course. OK let’s be honest, I should tear this course up with good scoring. NO!!! I keep screwing up at the same holes and the first hole (because you are not warmed up), is LONG. The 7^th hole par 5 is almost always into the wind and causing havoc!!!
I keep coming back and screwing up, but I still love this place and dream of the day I shoot below par because if it’s going to happen somewhere — it’s here!
BTW: They DO NOT OVERCHARGE for drinks. Drinks are cold too. They also have a Roots and Relics next door.
OK enough. You can tell I love this course.

Hands down the best municipal course I have played. Fairways and greens are both in great condition and well maintained (for the price). Dirt patches (mentioned in previous reviews) were not an issues at all, if you stayed on the fairway.
Great course for beginners and high handicappers. I shot 20 strokes lower than I had at Pali just a week before. Wide straight fairways, no hazards or carrys to speak of.
All in all it was a great course for the price. Highly recommend!

shhhh — secret spot! If you just want to swing the clubs this is as good as it gets. New cart paths on the front nine and a Greens Keeper that is whipping this place into shape will surely bring that dreaded crowd to this formerly known as «Maka-​dirt» hidden gem of a muni track. Don’t go there expecting Augusta National. This is muni golf at it’s finest. The front nine is pretty easy and straight forward. On the back you need to be straight. Mangrove forests and the course perimeter will eat any way ward balls. Just remember, it’s better then being at work!

This is my weekly golfing mecca. I am up with the worms for the AM morning 9 Holes and checking in @ 5:30am with the rest of the regulars. Golf is in better condition than most people imagine. Greens have improved greatly and the amount of dirt areas have diminished.
Course is not too hard but still a challenge for the weekly hacker in me. Good bang for your buck since this is a Muni course. Make sure to have your Golf ID with you.

course here is under maintenance, but this course has come a long way since i started playing in ’94. too bad there is no pro shop or restaurant… so bring your own snacks.

Rating: ⁴⁄₅
Date visited: 11/​27/​2011
Facilities: ³⁄₅
Driving Range: None
Practice Putting Green: ⁵⁄₅
Course: ³⁄₅
Price: ⁴⁄₅
Parking: ⁴⁄₅
This course is another hidden gem! Finally had a chance to play this course after driving by it hundreds of time to the Waipio soccer fields.
Facilities:
No Pro Shop or Restaurant.
Driving Range:
None.
Practice Putting Greens:
They have 2, which are very well kept.
Course:
One to mark off the list. They have some serious «Dog Leg» holes. They’re actually 1 to 2 holes that greens turn 90 degrees to the pin.
Price:
$ 32.00 for a round and cart on the weekend, with a golf ID card.
Parking:
Nothing to worry about.

What can I say it is a decent cheap municipal golf course though the greens tend a little toward the browns but it’s a good place for someone like me who can’t golf for s*&# haha I’ve come here with my friends from Japan who love to torture me (I can’t play two rounds of golf in a day) and want to play as much as they can while here, good thing for other friends who I play one round with them and they take my friends to somewhere else for another round. I swear I am so bad that I’m lucky to have a hole with less than 6 or 7 strokes (usually more). I’m sure any of you that have been there after me probably found a lot of the balls that I lost heh…
From what the my friends tell me this is one of the easier courses to get a tee time at (I wouldn’t know too much about that since I only play when my friends come from Japan) but it does seem that way as I have been pretty lucky when they come here to play.

This was the first course I ever played. We were there for twilight and the sky looked like it was on the verge of spewing rain but we were so eager to try out of so-​called «skills.» We got through about 5 of the 9 holes. Thank goodness I didn’t have my Callaway’s at that time since I think it would probably get super scratched and dirty. But the greens are okay. I swear I remember I had to hit it off of some rocks. There are like swampy areas and scary areas if you hit your ball into the wrong place. It almost looks like Jeepers Creepers will come out to get you. Get choke red dirt and your shoes and bag and clubs will probably give you that evidence. It is super cheap of course since it is a municipal so that is one plus. But I recommend any other municipal as this place is probably someplace I won’t ever golf at again. Haha.

Ahh yeah, Ted Makalena. The guys and I love this course. Who hasn’t come out of here with a completely red towel from the dirt?! For the most part it’s a relatively flat track. Most of the greens are in relatively alright condition. It can get hot out there so make sure to at least bring two bottles of water. To make a reservation, I would call in early because there are plenty of regulars. The best part for kama’aina? It’s cheap because it’s a muni.
It’s right next to Pearl Harbor and you can see a moth ball looking type fleet right off shore before you enter the parking lot.